Television's Familiar Future

The following video is from Wednesday's Investor Beat, in which host Chris Hill and analysts Jason Moser and Eric Bleeker dissect the hardest-hitting investing stories of the day.

Are consumers really cutting the cord and moving away from traditional television? In this installment of Investor Beat, our analysts discuss Comcast's plans to buy the remaining 49% of NBCUniversal from General Electric and explain why the future of television may look a lot like the status quo.

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The relevant video segment can be found between 0:17 and 2:15.

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